- 15 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitygermany
Factbox-Where NATO forces are deployed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets. Here is an overview of where NATO…
Germany urges ‘prudence’ in potential sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's leader has urged Europe and the United States to think carefully when considering sanctions against Russia for any aggression against Ukraine in a crisis pitting Berlin's…
German navy chief resigns over Putin comments
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea…
German government distances itself from navy chief’s comments on Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government on Saturday distanced itself from comments made by its navy chief after video footage emerged in which the vice-admiral said Russian President Vladimir Putin…
Political advisers to hold four-way talks on Ukraine in Paris
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Political advisers from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany will hold "Normandy format" talks on eastern Ukraine in Paris on Jan. 25, a source in Russian President Vladimir…
Germany will not supply weapons to Kyiv for now, defence minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is ruling out arms deliveries to Ukraine in the standoff with Russia for now, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said in an interview published on Saturday,…
German foreign minister: Cutting Russia off from Swift ‘not sharpest sword’
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed scepticism about cutting Russian banks off from the Swift global payments system in an interview with the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. "Decoupling…
Exclusive-Islamist attacker’s suspected accomplices used crypto exchange Binance, German police say
By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) - Two men suspected by Germany of assisting an Islamist gunman, who killed four people in Vienna in 2020, used the major…
German chancellor to discuss Russia with France’s Macron on Tuesday
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz will discuss Russia with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, said a German government spokesperson, as major Western powers aim to resolve tensions with…
German chancellor turned down Biden invite to discuss Ukraine crisis – Der Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz turned down an invite at short notice from U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the Ukraine crisis, German magazine Der Spiegel said on…
Germany’s Scholz, UK’s Johnson discussed Ukraine border situation
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the situation on the Ukrainian border and agreed that further Russian military aggression against Ukraine must…
Germany offers cooperation on renewables to defuse tensions with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to engage Russia economically by cooperating on renewable energy supplies to help de-escalate tensions over Ukraine, he told Der Spiegel magazine…
